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r/macro↗

macro photography

18k subscribers184 posts / mo in Sep 202668 authors / mosince 2010

r/macro has 18k members (+73% over the last 12 months). It gets about 184 posts a month from 68 people. Top topics: Macro Photography Tips, Insect Macro Photography and Butterfly and Moth Macro.

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Size and growth

How r/macro has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+73%in 12 months · +15% in 3 months · +5.2% in 1 month
Oct 202618k
Growing18k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+736%vs Sep 2025 · +34% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026184
BusierPeaked at 206 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/macro

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Macro Photography Tips6.2%
  2. Insect Macro Photography1.9%
  3. Butterfly and Moth Macro1.3%
  4. Insect Photography1.1%
  5. Robber Flies and Their Prey0.8%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research